AIIMS2019ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Assertion : BO ₃³⁻ and SO ₃²⁻ are not isostructural. Reason : In SO ₃²⁻ , sulphur has one lone pair of electrons.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
BO ₃³⁻ SO ₃²⁻